Geraty Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Geraty Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the assemblyman.

Geraty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4631:782,84960,614
England431:1,295,76958,667
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1871:23,6892,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Geraty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of the assemblyman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Geraty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geraty Come From? nationality or country of origin

Geraty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geraty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 554,992nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Geraty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Geraty reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Geraty is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 782,849. In The United States Geraty is mostly found in: Illinois, where 23 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Geraty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geraty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Geraty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Geraty last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Geraty last name are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Geraty earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning R 258,792 per year and in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,973 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerathy92276/
Gerraty92172/
Gerahty9273/
Geratay926/
Geraity921/
Gueraty921/
Geratty920/
Eraty9121/
Guerraty8695/
Gerathty868/
Gerachty863/
Gerashty861/
Geheraty861/
Gerrathy861/
Gerratty860/
Gerrahty860/
Gerrhaty860/
Geraahty860/
Heraty831,218/
Eratay8354/
Gerata8347/
Etraty8342/
Gerate8311/
Eeraty831/
Gerattaya801/
Gerashtey800/
Geratti7744/
Erataya7739/
Herraty7710/
Gergati778/
Heiraty774/
Guerati774/
Gojraty772/
Gerates772/
Hejraty772/
Hergaty772/
Erzatty771/
Geratha771/
Gerathi771/
Geroity771/
Gerothy771/
Geratte771/
Gherate771/
Gherati771/
Erhatay771/
Gherata771/
Gerrate770/
Gairaty770/
Erata731,127/
Erati73179/
Erate7343/
Eroty733/
Yraty731/
Gheirati7135/
Guerrati7116/
Gehradte719/
Geraytis717/
Gheraati716/
Gheyrati713/
Giraytys712/
Erastych711/
Geeratis711/
Gayratiy711/
Guerrate711/
Gueraste711/
Gierzata711/
Geraitis711/
Erautaya711/
Gueratte711/
Heurathy710/
Gerzatte710/
Herati6715,530/
Eraste676,241/
Eratti671,573/
Errati67470/
Girata67399/
Yerate67390/
Erasti67150/
Jerati67142/
Eerati67128/
Gerota67119/
Iratay6792/
Girate6768/
Eratha6739/
Geroti6732/
Eraite6732/
Jerata6728/
Erotiy6723/
Eerate6718/
Jerate6714/
Herata6713/
Gerote6713/
Erathi6711/
Eirate6710/
Eerata678/
Eyrati678/
Erosty678/
Gjrati678/
Ergate677/
Erates677/
Eratte676/
Yerati674/
Errata674/
Ereata674/
Earata674/
Erataa674/
Eratis674/
Eraaitaya674/
Gairachty673/
Erater673/
Eirata673/
Eirati673/
Ierata673/
Yerata673/
Herate673/
Errate673/
Erhati672/
Giratá672/
Erathe671/
Geraisste671/
Iratey671/
Yratuy671/
Greoty671/
Giraitytė671/
Gierajtis671/
Eraita671/
Eratai671/
Erauta671/
Eurate671/
Erotty671/
Earate671/
Eratta670/

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